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'''Talaf''' ({{langx|ar|طلف|}}) is a village in northwestern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Hama Governorate]], located southwest of [[Hama]]. Nearby localities include [[Musa al-Houla]] to the north, [[Hirbnafsah]] to the northeast, [[Kisin, Syria|Kisin]] to the east, [[Burj Qa'i]] to the south, [[Taldou]] to the southwest and [[Kafr Laha]] and [[Tell Dahab]] to the west. It is famous for its agriculture and beautiful nature and overlooks [[Hula Valley|the Hula Valley]] and the road between Homs and [[Masyaf]]. It is located 40&nbsp;km southwest of [[Hama]] and 35&nbsp;km northwest of [[Homs]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]], Talaf had a population of 4,934 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723204435/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm |date=2012-07-23 }}. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> They are [[Syrian Turkmen|Turkmen]] and [[Muslims|muslim]] [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Arabs who follow the Hanafi school of thought.<ref>[[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Robinson, E.;]] [[Eli Smith|Smith, E]]. (1841).p [[iarchive:biblicalresearch03robiuoft/page/179/mode/1up|179]][[iarchive:biblicalresearch03robiuoft/page/179/mode/1up|.]] Vol. 3. Boston: [[Crocker & Brewster|Crocker & Brewster.]]</ref><ref>Hartmann, Martin (2012). p. 54 [https://books.google.ca/books?id=BtU8ADAxofUC&q=Tullif+Hama&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Tullif%20Hama&f=false Reisebriefe aus Syrien] (in German). Books on Demand. [[ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-3864448010|978-3864448010]] </ref><ref>[[Syrian Turkmen]]</ref> It is located at a crossroads that connects Hama Governorate to Homs Governorate and also connects these two cities to the Syrian coast and to the city of [[Masyaf]] and the northern region of [[Syria]] [[Lebanon|to Lebanon]]

'''Talaf''' ({{langx|ar|طلف|}}) is a village in northwestern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Hama Governorate]], located southwest of [[Hama]]. Nearby localities include [[Musa al-Houla]] to the north, [[Hirbnafsah]] to the northeast, [[Kisin, Syria|Kisin]] to the east, [[Burj Qa'i]] to the south, [[Taldou]] to the southwest and [[Kafr Laha]] and [[Tell Dahab]] to the west. It is famous for its agriculture and beautiful nature and overlooks [[Hula Valley|the Hula Valley]] and the road between Homs and [[Masyaf]]. It is located 40&nbsp;km southwest of [[Hama]] and 35&nbsp;km northwest of [[Homs]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]], Talaf had a population of 4,934 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723204435/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm|date=2012-07-23}}. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). [[Hama Governorate]]. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> They are [[Syrian Turkmen|Turkmen]] and [[Muslims|muslim]] [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Arabs who follow the Hanafi school of thought.<ref>[[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Robinson, E.;]] [[Eli Smith|Smith, E]]. (1841). p. [[iarchive:biblicalresearch03robiuoft/page/179/mode/1up|179]] Vol. 3. Boston: [[Crocker & Brewster|Crocker & Brewster.]]</ref><ref>Hartmann, Martin (2012). p. 54 [https://books.google.ca/books?id=BtU8ADAxofUC&q=Tullif+Hama&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Tullif%20Hama&f=false Reisebriefe aus Syrien] (in German). Books on Demand. [[ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-3864448010|978-3864448010]] </ref><ref>[[Syrian Turkmen]]</ref> It is located at a crossroads that connects Hama Governorate to Homs Governorate and also connects these two cities to the Syrian coast and to the city of [[Masyaf]] and the northern region of [[Syria]] [[Lebanon|to Lebanon]]

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